Art and Anarchy

Examines the various forces that have fashioned the modern view of the art, from mechanization and fear of intellect to connoisseurship and - perhaps the fundamental weakness of our age - the dispassionate acceptance of art.

About the author

EDGAR WIND was born in Berlin, Germany. He was the first professor of art history at Oxford.

JOHN BAYLEY is a Warton Professor of English at Oxford.

Summary

Examines the various forces that have fashioned the modern view of the art, from mechanization and fear of intellect to connoisseurship and - perhaps the fundamental weakness of our age - the dispassionate acceptance of art.

Product details

• Authors: Ltd. Duckworth Co, Duckworth Co Ltd, Edgar Wind, WIND EDGAR
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.1985
• EAN: 9780810106628
• ISBN: 978-0-8101-0662-8
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 213 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 295 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Kunst, allgemein, Architecture, ART / General, ARCHITECTURE / General